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"Earlier today, I sent a letter to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposing that we meet next week in Europe following on our talks in recent weeks to discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says while speaking at a UN Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
Bilbao (Spain), Sep 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Jon Garai / Iratxe Rodríguez) A sculpture of the giant head of a girl appeared submerged on Tuesday night in the Bilbao estuary, as part of a campaign by the BBK foundation. Since then, people from Bilbao have not stopped coming to see it and take pictures.FOOTAGE OF THE SCULPTURE IN BILBAO
Brussels, Sep 18 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) Confusion, shame, strangeness and, sometimes, even fear is what brings together the more than 40 works in the exhibition "Ceci n'est pas un corps "('This is not a body'), which brings together the great masters of hyperrealist culture in one of the capitals of surrealism, Brussels.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.SOUNDBITES OF EMILIE DEROM, COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR OF THE EXHIBITION.Translation:"Hyper-realistic artists turn their backs on abstraction. They try to get a very detailed representation of nature and, therefore, of the human body.As you can see behind me, some sculptures give the feeling that they are real people. The visitor is very confused. Am I dealing with a real body or a fake body? All the details are there. The contours, the textures, the hair and the nails, it is very disturbing." "Hyper-realistic artists still want to convey a message. So all these sculptures carry a certain message." "In 2008 he found himself in a difficult situation, which is why he finally represents the loss of control he had over his own body. Situations without perspectives and that is the interesting thing about hyperrealist artists, there is a message behind it."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices support for a Security Council session next week on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis after diplomats said Washington blocked a meeting due Friday. SOUNDBITE
A young Australian woman prone to headaches had one that lasted over a week, and was accompanied by blurred vision. An MRI and subsequent brain surgery revealed the alarming and nauseating reason for her aching head. According to CNN, the pain was caused by neurocysticercosis: tapeworm larvae that had taken up space in her brain. The CDC says people contract the parasitic infection by swallowing eggs found in the feces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm. The parasite makes its way to humans when people consume undercooked pork.
The World Health Organisation says its emergency committee will meet on Thursday April 30th to assess the coronavirus pandemic, three months after the UN body declared it an international emergency. SOUNDBITE
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